Drip device



W. H. GROVER.

DRIP DEVICE.

APPucATloN FILED 0cT.24.1919.

Patend May 4, 1920.

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'ing his or her hands WILLIAM H. Gaovnn, or BAY SHORE, NEW YORK.

DRIP DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application led October 24, 1919. Serial No. 333,089.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GROVER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bay Shore, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Drip Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip'- tion.

This invention relates to improvements in drip devices, and more particularly to a device for dripping fruit and the like in the manufactureV of jelly, an object of the invention being to provide a drip device which will bek entirely sanitary, which will protect the drip from contact with dust, dirt or insects and which will most efiicientlyA perform the functions for which it 1s intended.

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated, which can be conveniently located at any point desired, which will support the assembled elements of the device in operative position, and which can be folded and packed or stored in a small space when not desired for use.

A further object Yis to provide a device of the character stated, which can be used without the necessity of the operator stainbyy contact with the fruit or juice thereof.

fith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved device in operative position;

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the parts in folded position.

1 represents a ring supported' on any desired number of legs 2, the latter being pref- Y erably connected to the ring 1 by means of hinges 3. The ring 1 and the legs 2, above referred to, may constitute a tripod,l but, of course, the invention is not limited to the particular number of legs.

Each leg 2 is provided on its inner face` with a hook 4 and a platform 5 is provided with perforated'lugs 6 to engage over the hooks 4 and hold the platform in position and maintain the legs in their extended positions, thereby forming a strong and rigid support.

The platform 5 is preferably of two halves connected by hinges 5 so as to allow the platform to be folded when not in use, and the legs 2, above referred to, swing, inwardly so that they will occupy but small space when collapsed.

A drip pan 7 is vsupported on the platform 5 and a drip bag 8 is supported by the ring 1. The upper end of the drip bag is positioned through an opening 9 of ring 1 and at its open end is provided with a series of eyes 10 adapted to be positioned over headed screws 11 or other suitable devices secured to the ring 1. A protecting casing V12 open at both ends is also projected through the opening 9 draw string 14.

The bag 8 and the casing 12 may, of course, be of any suitable material, but` l preferably employ a white fabric which can be readily washed and conditions after use. j

A funnel 14 is projected through the opening 9 within the upper end of the drip bag 8 and frictionally engages the fabric bag Sand casing 12 to form a tight juncture of the parts. The casing 12 is provided with tapes 15 which may be secured around the legs 2 to hold the casing away from the bag 8, and a tape 16 may be secured to one of the llegs so as to hold the legsin folded or collapsed position when the device is not in use, as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 3 the casing 12 is shown secured within the ring 1, but ordinarily this casing may be removed from the ring, but this is entirely for the user to decide.

The'operation is as follows: The fruit or other material to be dripped is poured throughthe funnel 14 into thebag 8 and will drip through the bag 8 into the pan 7.. Any suitable covering may be positioned over the funnel 14 to prevent the passage of dust, dirt, and insects into the funnel,

necessary length of time to insure a comrestored to normal plete dripping operation without any danger of dirt or unsanitary objects coming in contact with the drip.

When the dripping operation is ended, the pan 7 can be removed and emptied and returned to the platform 5. VAfter the fun- Y nel 14 is removed, the bag 8 can be disconnected from the screws 11 and with its pulp dropped into the pan 7 and' conveniently removed to any place desired for discharge. The construction therefor prevents the necessity of handling the stained bag 8, which would result in staining the fingers of the operator, and the entire operation can be conveniently carried out in a clean and sanitary manner. Various slight changesmay be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to malre such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

claim: fr Y l. A drip device of the character stated, comprising a support havingfan opening therein, a receptacle adapted to be positioned on the support below the opening, a vdrip bag secured in the opening above the receptacle, and a casing surrounding the bag and the upper end of the receptacle.

2. Adevice of the character stated, com-' prising a support having an opening therein, a receptacle positioned on the support below the open-ing, a drip bag having its open upper end in said opening and located above the receptacle, and a casing having its upper end projected through the opening and its lower end secured around the receptacle.

3. A device of the character stated, come arisinO-'a su ort havin@ an oienin` thereb C b in, a receptacle on the support below the opening, a drip bag having its upper open end in the opening and its lower end located above the receptacle, a casing positioned around and spaced from the bag, the upper end of said casing projected through said opening andthe lower end of said casing secured around the receptacle, and a removable funnel projected through said opening. and frictionally binding the bag and casing against the walls of said opening.

4; A device of the character stated, comprising a support having an opening therein, a receptacle on the support below'thc opening, a drip bag having its upper open end in the opening and its lower end located rated lugs on the above the receptacle, a casing positioned around and spaced from the bag, the upper end of `said casing projected through said opening and the lower end of said casing Vsecured around the receptacle, headed devices on the support adjacent the opening, and eyes carried by the bag and the casing 'adapted to be removably `positioned overY opening and the lower end of said casing secured around the receptacle, headedV devices on the support adjacent the opening, eyes carried by the'bag and the casing adapted to be said headed devices, and a funnelV projected into the 'bag and frictionally binding the bag and the casing against the walls of said opening. v

6. A deviceV of the character stated, comprising a ring, legs hingedly connected to the ring and supporting the ring, a platform removably connected to the lower portion of the legs and adapted to receive areceptacle thereon, a casing, a drip bag projected through the opening of the ring, and alremovable funnel normally within' the open upper end of the drip bag.

7; A device 'ofthe character stated, comprising a ring, legs supporting the ring and hingedly connected thereto, a platform corn-f prising two members hingedly connected, inwardly projecting hooks on the legs, perfoplatform engaging the hooks, headed devices on the upper .face of the said ring, said headed devices adapted to support a drip bag and a casing, and said platform adapted to support a drip pan. Y

8. A device of the character stated, comprising a ring, legs supporting the ring, a platform supportedl by the legs below the ring, a receptacle on the platform, a fabric casing projected at its upper end through the ring and at its lower end secured around thel receptacle, devices at the sides of the casing removably securing the intermediateV removably positionedV over portion of the casing to said legs, a drip bag Vhaving its open upper end located in the openingand supported byvthe ring, and a removable funnel located. in the open upper end of the drip bag. WILLIAM H. GROVER. 

